Neckscarf



(No Model.)

0. H. OROSSETTE.

NEGKSGARF.

No. 278,316. Patented May 29,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` CHARLES H. UROSASETTE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NEcKscVARF.

SPECIFIcATIoNiV forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,316, dated May 29, Issa.

Application tiled June 26, 1882.

.l `5 nois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckscarfs,ot' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in neckscarfsliuown in the trade as [lat scarfs,77 in which two crossed aprons and the centerpiece forming the body of the scartl are stift'- 1 cned by a pasteboard,`termed a shield to give the desired curvature to and maintain the scarf in shape; and the object of my invention is to so stii'en and retain the shapeot' the scarf but at the same time have the ceuter piece exible, so that it will adapt itselt` -to the irregular curve formed by the overlapping free ends of the collar and lie close thereto, and at the sametime to permit the stiiened upper edge ot' the scarf likewise adapt itself to the curvature of the collar. l I attain these objects by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Y Figure l is a rear elevation of a scart' embodying my invention; Fig. 9, a detailed longitudinalsection taken through thecenter of width ot' the shield, and Fig. 3 a front elevation of the shield detached. Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts inthe several figures of the drawings.

A represents the crossed aprons, B' the ceuter-piece, and G the neckband, of a scarf of the ordinary construction, the center-piece being suitably thickened or provided with a very ilexible stiiiteniug to keep it smooth.

Extending thewidtn of the upper portion of and stitched tothe sides of the scart' in the usual manner is aV shield, D, the central and upper edge of which opposing the centerpiece is recessed or cut out at E, therebyT removing so much of the shield as would otherwise sti'en the-center-piece having contact with the overlappingends of a collar upon the neck of the wearer. `By thus havin g the center-piece ilexi-` ble itwill be seen that when the neckband is drawn taut to hold the scarf in its operative position the center-piece will readily adapt itwself to the irregular curve or bulge formed by 5o the overlapping ends of the collar and the shirt-stud, and the result is that the entire up- (No model.)

Hence it will be understood that the ordinary y shield may be made to conform to my invention by simply lecessing or cutting out a portion of the upper edge sufficient to conform to its requirements.

It' desirable to have the scarf shaped while in stock, to give it a particular and permanent curvature, or to reenforce the shield, a metal strip, F, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,) may be secured to and` extend across the under side of the shield; but this strip is not an absolute necessity, though sometimes preferable. For the purpose ot' aiding in retaining the scarf `in its operative position, a loop, G, of' rubber cord is secured to the shield by means ot' an eyelet or other suitable means, which is intended to be slipped over the shirt-stud, the'positionot the loop being such that it will suspend the scarf while the neckband is being inserted and caught upon the needle to retain it imposition.

Having thus described my invention, whatl claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` l 1. The combination, with a dat scarf having a flexible center-piece and a neckband rigidly secured at one end to the body of the scarf, and at the other end removably secured toa needle, of a continuous shield provided with a recess in its upper edge opposing the center-piece, and 'of a metal strip re-eni'orcing said shield, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a dat scarf having a iexible center-piece, a neckband, and needie, of ashield, D, provided with a recess, E,

`aiid, with a flexible loop, G, substantially as described.

CHARLES H. CROSSETTE. Witnesses.:`

JNO. G. ELLIOTT, W. W. ELLIOTT. 

